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TV Haiku: Season Finale Edition

Of course, the one week I need to take off is the same week the season finales start to air and the networks hold their upfronts. More on the latter later this week, but I can at least write a bit about the former. What to do when I’m so far behind that I have [...]

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Tidbits for March 5, 2008

The CW is making sure we never again need to look at old, ugly people on our televisions. The network has announced five series that get to live another year, including the fabulous Supernatural and the bitchtastic Gossip Girl. Smallville, One Tree Hill and America’s Next Top Model also made the cut. Plus, they’ve ordered [...]

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Son of TV Haiku

Project Runway took the week off, but there was a surprising amount of new programming this last week. Enough, in fact, that there’s only one way to cover it all: more TV haiku! American Idol Yes, I’m still watching Though I feel unclean and Would like Paula’s drugs. Eli Stone Maybe it’s just me But based on the latest shows Quirky’s the new [...]

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5 Creepiest, Scariest TV Monsters

Monsters are on my mind these days. This is not a metaphor for some tormented mental state, either; I’m just thinking about monsters. What with the reappearance of Lost and Supernatural on the same night, it rather feels like Monster Week on the TV, ten months early. This week’s Friday 5 looks at some of [...]

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Thursday Night Fight: Lost and Supernatural

I would like to have a word with those who did the television scheduling this year. Despite the fact that the television studios are now completely dark and we are down to approximately 38 minutes of original programming to see us through the year, they have gone and scheduled two excellent shows on the same [...]

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